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Bowditch effect

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Bow·ditch ef·fect

(bō'dich),

homeometric autoregulation of cardiac function induced by changing heart rate.

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Bowditch,

Henry P., U.S. physiologist, 1840-1911.

Bowditch effect - homeometric autoregulation of cardiac function induced by changing heart rate.

Bowditch law - consistently total response to any effective stimulus. Synonym(s): all or none law

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Bowditch law
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homeometric autoregulation

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